“Community Poverty Reduction “Know-How” project, implemented by a Consortium of four organizations, including CRRC-Armenia, EPF-Armenia, EDRC and Matevosyan Foundation, aimed to mitigate the causes and effects of multidimensional poverty (MPI) in Shirak, Lori and Tavush regions of Armenia by raising public awareness on the idea of multidimensional poverty, building capacities of CSOs and poverty-affected citizens, designing replicable models for addressing poverty and advocating for poverty reduction on the local level. EPF’s mandate was utilizing the MPI research outcomes and providing tools and methods for public participation in decision making processes in social sector. This was carried out by equipping civil society with the necessary knowledge on participatory mechanisms, to engage underrepresented groups in decision-making discussions and draw responsible local authorities and state attention to poverty reduction issues at local and national levels. Apart from providing tools and knowledge to civil society, EPF worked closely with socially vulnerable citizens aiming to empower them to participate in decision making processes for addressing various aspects of multidimensional poverty. This range of activities aimed to promote bottom-up processes by mobilizing both CSOs and socially vulnerable citizens in deciding priorities in social sector. To address various aspects of multi-dimensional poverty, EPF launched advocacy initiatives implemented by local CSOs with mobilization of poverty-affected citizens. Throughout the process, EPF provided robust support and consultancy to ensure the successful implementation of these initiatives. Several examples of sub-grants for advocacy initiatives are provided in the following document.
